Did You Know That Friendzoned Fruit Flies Turn To Booze?
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a bananaā¦ or booze.
š¾ Studies have shown that sexually rejected male fruit flies act just like you and me. (Possibly) They gulp down some booze. The amount of alcohol (with around a 15% ABV) they consume is four times higher than the flies that got laid.
š§¬ Researchers discovered that levels of a chemical called neuropeptide F, or NPF, drops significantly when the flies are heartbroken. Meanwhile, NPF correlates to the fliesā appetite for alcohol. The lower the NPF, the higher crave for booze, and vice versa.
š On the other hand, flies who did get laid might get crazier with alcohol too. An earlier study pointed out that drinking too much might turn them into sex machines. (The research suggests it doesnāt even matter male or female anymore. Too kinky for me)
š¤· What should America do? Legalize prostitution and solve the problem of drunk driving?
The key to the study in #Fact105 is that it shows correlations between alcohol, sex, and NPF.
Apparently, there are plenty of ways to overcome heartbreak. Drinking is just one of them. (I usually just play games) However, for the life of a fruit fly, as long as theyāre fucked up by NPF, they need that drink tonight. (Or, you know, they could keep finding other partners) These are probably the most fun findings for a fruit fly scientist. Because NPF is the magic potion. They have the power to fuck up a rejected fly or turn any hot fly into an incompetent drunk.
It doesnāt work on humans, though. While NPF dictates a bugās life in drinking, NPY is the human chemical that sheds light on how we can solve our drinking problems.
Meanwhile, can somebody explain what the heck are NFTs?
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